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Columnist right about protesters

Columnist right about protesters

Dear Editor, Thank you for Contributor Chris Nelsons article about protesters and oil imports re: 84,017 barrels of Saudi oil a day to New Brunswick Irving Oil Refinery.
Canada Post should stop rural mail changes

Canada Post should stop rural mail changes

Dear Editor, I read the article on the address changes many of us have been subjected to. A company in near bankruptcy sees fit to expand rural delivery and add expensive mail boxes all over the place - with concrete bases.
Questions abound over carbon taxes

Questions abound over carbon taxes

Dear Editor, I have a question for Rachel Notley regarding the upcoming carbon tax. Exactly how much, in degrees celsius, will the global temperature drop with the implementation of the carbon tax in Alberta.
Rural mail address changes frustrating

Rural mail address changes frustrating

Dear Editor, I write this letter on behalf of all the residents in the DeWinton area that are not getting their mail delivered. Canada Post, in their infinite wisdom, has changed our address.
Solar farms should be supported

Solar farms should be supported

Dear Editor, The concerns expressing a need for protection against solar farm fallout in a recent article points to the need for some perspective on the issue.
Public meetings could ensure residents are heard

Public meetings could ensure residents are heard

Dear Editor, On Sept. 6 there was a public/information meeting on mandatory recycling where some commenters were booed and told to sit down.
Kindness prevails in the Foothills

Kindness prevails in the Foothills

Dear Editor, It is great to know that old fashioned kindness prevails in your community. We would like to thank all those who stopped to help us when our truck broke down in Highway 7 at the traffic lights. So many stopped to ask if they could help.
The world' s dirtiest oil

The world' s dirtiest oil

Dear Editor, They tell us we got the world’s dirtiest oil The scourge of the planet beneath Alberta soil And the climate is changing too fast for us to use Then give us our options from which to choose There is no doubt we need to get green But where
Only fix for recycling mess is to make it voluntary

Only fix for recycling mess is to make it voluntary

Dear Editor, Councillor Thorn in the Aug. 31 Western Wheel said, "The program is becoming part of waste services. Waste service, or garbage pickup has never been optional. We're not allowing it to be optional.
Bridge too narrow for cyclists and pedestrians

Bridge too narrow for cyclists and pedestrians

Dear Editor, I have lived in Okotoks for the past 12 years and am an avid walker, having walked literally thousands of kilometers over the town pathway system.
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